ETI Announces Open Registration for Japan Tech Week
ROCHESTER, MI – The Equipment and Tool Institute (ETI) has announced that registration for Japan Tech Week 2007 is now available online. This ETI member-exclusive event will take place Dec. 3-6 at the Crowne Plaza Redondo Beach in California. This years’ OEM Appreciation Banquet takes place at the Astor Museum. Each year, Japan Tech Week
Equipment and Tool Institute Meets With Japanese Automakers
Twenty-four members of the Equipment and Tool Institute (ETI) recently traveled to Japan for ETI’s 19th Annual Japan Tech Week. The event, co-supported by ETI and the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA), included week-long meetings and discussions with representatives from Mitsubishi, Toyota, Mazda, Honda, Suzuki, Nissan, Isuzu, Subaru, Hino, and for the first time, Nissan Diesel.
The Work Truck Show 2007: From Hybrid Technology to Fleet Management
FARMINGTON HILLS, MI — Discover the latest advancements in hybrid truck technology, alternative fuels, fleet maintenance and much more at The Work Truck Show 2007 and 43rd Annual National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Convention. The Work Truck Show 2007 and NTEA Convention will be held at the Indiana Convention Center & RCA Dome in Indianapolis,
American Axle & Manufacturing Reports First Quarter 2006 Financial Results
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings (AAM) has reported its sales and earnings for the first quarter of 2006. AAM’s earnings in the first quarter of 2006 were $8.6 million or 17 cents per share. This compares to earnings of $13.3 million or 26 cents per share in the first quarter of 2005. AAM’s earnings in the first quarter of 2006 include a favorable tax adjustment of $3.1 million, or 6 cents per share, related to the settlement of federal and state tax liabilities from prior years. AAM’s first quarter results also reflect a $10.4 million increase in non-cash expenses related to depreciation and amortization, pension and post-retirement benefits and stock-based compensation.
Asbestos-Containing Parts Used in 1.64 Million Japanese Cars
Japanese automakers used three types of asbestos-containing components in a total of 1.64 million vehicles produced between 1996 and November this year, but there is no risk that the material could be discharged from the vehicles, the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) said yesterday.
ETI and JAMA Celebrate Annual Tech Week
The 18th Annual Equipment and Tool Institute and Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (ETI/JAMA) Japan Tech Week, held Dec. 5-9, brought more than 50 individuals from 32 of the leading automotive tool and equipment and information provider companies to Redondo Beach, CA for technical presentations from 10 different Japanese vehicle manufacturers.